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Monday, December 29, 2014

Ooooh, boy. The junkiest of junk wax. I didn't even start collecting until 1991 and I still had more 1989 Donruss than anything else. Maybe 1987 Topps was in contention, but I don't think so.

We have purples and greens and reds, all rainbowed and gradiented for our collecting pleasure. Some of the worst card stock of all time, to boot. Lots of white poking through the borders. And the Diamond Kings were a little extra Diamnond Kingy this year. Just. Just. Just amazing. I love this set. Also, whoever cropped the photos seemed to have absolutely no interest in backgrounds. It's either a way-too-close shot, or, if we actually see head-to-toe, everything else is out of focus.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

I guess these were considered high-end at the time, right? Foil meant a premium product back in the throes of the junk era and these babies were caked in foily goodness. I don't recall owning any to speak of as a kid, but they certainly do not look premium anymore.

UD threw in a die-cut parallel, as Topps had shown that parallels were going to be the future of the hobby with their fancy golds. Die-cutting was in its infancy, so the foil + die-cut was surely largely appealing for many. They were one-per-pack, so acquiring them wasn't terribly difficult. Of the 200 cards in the set, my boys got a mere six, with none from the rookie prospect subset. The six included, though, are all fan favorites, so it's a nice little collection.